August 6 and 9 are the 80th anniversaries of the U.S. atomic bombings of Hiroshima and Nagasaki. The killing of 140,000 ...

A conversation with historian James Holland on his latest book with Al Murray, "Victory '45: The End of the War in Eight ...

In the beginning days of World War II, Gen. Douglas MacArthur was holed up on Corregidor, a small island in Manila Bay in the ...

General Douglas MacArthur remains one of the most consequential and controversial military figures in American history, having presided over a number of international conflicts in the mid-20th century ...

Time has stood still on the sixth floor of the Dai-Ichi Life building across the moat from Tokyo's Imperial Palace. Behind heavy wooden doors lies an office, preserved since 1945, that houses the desk ...

The Poplar native shot down 40 Japanese airplanes over the South Pacific during World War II to earn the title bestowed on him by General Douglas S. MacArthur who presented Bong the Congressional ...